The Utah Jazz forward completes his three-day tour today by meeting with his old team and then will decide between Miami, Boston and Utah.

If Hayward chooses to play in Miami, a sign-and-trade with Utah is possible to shed more salary and add more upgrades to the roster. We explore that among our mailbag questions.

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From @anthonyquillian: Could the Heat not just do a sign and trade with Utah for Hayward for McBob, Wayne and TJ to have money for other FA’s?

Pat Riley would drive Josh McRoberts, Wayne Ellington and Tyler Johnson to Utah if the Jazz would agree to that deal, although he likely would prefer just McRoberts and TJ in that deal. That not only would save them about $12 million from McRoberts’ and TJ’s contracts this year – Ellington’s salary is not figured into the $35 million of cap space being reported because the Heat have yet to make a decision as to whether they will exercise their team option. And just as important, about $38 million would come off the books for 2018-19 and 2018-20 seasons combined without TJ on the roster. If they were able to include McRoberts and TJ in a sign-and-trade, that would then open enough space to bring back James Johnson and Dion Waiters.

But, your point is well taken and yes, there may be an avenue for a sign-and-trade with the Jazz. Utah is not a popular destination for free agents and if the Jazz know they are losing Hayward then they may want a nice young player who is under contract for a few years in return. That being said, I believe it will be very difficult to convince anybody to take TJ because of that contract. But because McRoberts’ deal is expiring maybe throw in Justise Winslow, who could be very enticing for a team to make sure it does not lose a player for nothing.

McRoberts and Winslow would carve out about $9.5 million extra which would get the Heat closer to being able to bring back Johnson and Waiters to go along with Hayward. Not quite there, but closer.

From @AsherWildMan6: How does this Tyler Johnson contract if traded work? I keep seeing he would have a cap hit and a salary increase? How does that effect either Heat or Future salary cap if he is traded?

TJ’s contract is an albatross on the Heat’s payroll in 2018-19 and 2019-20. After making about $5.9 million this season his number climbs to $18.9 and $19.6 the next two years, which is why no matter what the Heat do this year – whether they sign Hayward and James Johnson or don’t get Hayward and bring back Dion Waiters and James Johnson – with the guaranteed salaries of players like Hassan Whiteside and Goran Dragic the next few years, Miami will be capped out.

Whether TJ is in Miami or part of a sign-and-trade the $44.5 million remaining on his deal – he will make close to $6 million this year – will be on that team team’s cap.